Using categories dropdowns (or something like that)

  • shuugo

    (@shuugo)


    16 years, 11 months ago

    Hello. First of all, I would like to make it very clear that I have ABSOLUTELY NO KNOWLEDGE on programming and WordPress as a whole. All I did was installing it and inserting a new theme.

    To the question itself: I want to have categories with subcategories, but I don’t want the subcategories to be displayed at the sidebar. I want the users to have to click the main categoris in order to be able to see the subcategories (and possibly having to click sub-subcategories then to see the final content). Is that possible? Just to it’s possible to picture this in a better way, it’s for a lyrics translation site. So what I wanted to do would be something like Band name -> albums/singles -> songs one by one.

    Thanks in advance for anyone who reads / replies to this, and tell me if the explanation is not clear enough >< I’ll try and find another way to put it.

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    16 years, 11 months ago

    Using wp_list_categories('title=&depth=1') in your sidebar/navigation menu will limit the displayed category list to the top level categories only. Visitors will then be taken to a category listing. If you want to only list sub-categories on that page, you’ll probably need to create a custom category template.

    http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Category_Templates

    Thread Starter shuugo

    (@shuugo)

    16 years, 11 months ago

    Wah >< I am sorry, but I don’t know where wp_list_categories is. I don’t even know WHAT it is. I’m sorry for having no knowledge at all, but could you please explain it again? I have no experience with programming or with WordPress…so all those changes, at least in the beginning, will be fairly difficult for me.

    Thanks for the reply, and I hope I can count on deeper explanation on this solution ><

    Thread Starter shuugo

    (@shuugo)

    16 years, 11 months ago

    Bump =/ I really need help with this.

    Thanks in advance once again for anyone who replies.

    Christine Rondeau

    (@crondeau)

    16 years, 11 months ago

    Are you using widgets to display your sidebar? If so you may not be able to do what you want. I don’t think that the category widget allows you to limit the depth of categories.

    If you are not using widgets then you need to go and look at Appearance > editor > sidebar.php here you will find the code that generates the category links that esmi mentioned. Just go in there and edit that.

    shane-g

    (@shane-g)

    16 years, 11 months ago

    Hi,

    Check with this drop down menu plugin:

    http://ww.wp.xz.cn/extend/plugins/wordpress-css-drop-down-menu/

    Thanks,

    Shane G.

    Thread Starter shuugo

    (@shuugo)

    16 years, 11 months ago

    @crondeau: I’m currently using widgets, so the code didn’t work >< but how can I use categories without using widgets?

    Thanks a lot for answering guys, this is really helping me.

    Christine Rondeau

    (@crondeau)

    16 years, 11 months ago

    If you are not using widgets then you need to go and look at

    Appearance > editor > sidebar.php

    and then edit the code like esmi mentioned.

    You may also want to look at the plugin that Shane mentioned.

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